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French Roast Lamb

Special times call for special dishes … this dish fits the bill.

Spicy Potato, Red Onion & Pepper Bake

Sometimes all you want is a ‘big monty’ breakfast or brunch. Make this the base and add eggs, fried tomatoes and baby sausages. Mm-mmm.

Best-ever Cauliflower Cheese with Crunchy Crumbs

Cauliflower cheese given a makeover.

Autumn Soup

Make the most of the last of outdoor tomatoes and red peppers and whip them up into a rich red brew.

Why wait for meatless Monday?

This is so good you’ll want to scrape the dish for every last morsel. Get cooking it this weekend, or anytime soon.

Anzac Biscuits – chewy or crisp!

Chewy or crisp – An Anzac biscuit and a cuppa are just the ticket for a little contemplation this Anzac day.

Golden ‘n Fluffy Cornbread

Easy cornbread recipe using polenta and olive oil.

Risotto – Oven-baked Mushroom Risotto

Sizzle and stir, stack and bake … then devour!

Ferron Method for Risotto

No-stir risotto but get the right rice to ensure success or you might end up with soup!

Mushroom, Leek & Potato Soup

Here’s a big pot of goodness to serve to the troops.

Chocolate Chunk Biscuits

Share them around.
This recipe make heaps of biscuits so you’ll have plenty to give to friends or neighbours in your bubble for Easter.

Orange Chocolate Chip Biscuits

Mmmm. Get your choppers munching on these chocolatey morsels.

Baked Field Mushrooms with Smoked Paprika

It’s all about that golden crispy topping!

Pot Roasted Chicken with Mustard & Bay

Succulent falling-off-the-bones scrumptiousness.

Crumbly Meatloaf

Here’s one for the littlies to make. They’ll eat plenty of crisps as they go, but that’s half the fun!

Tacos, tortillas and a can of beans. Get inventive and feed the troops something tasty over the next few days.With your pantry sorted you only need to shop for fresh items. Mask on, take your own shopping bags into the supermarket (don’t use a trolley; carrying the shopping around the aisles counts as exercise!).In and […]

Lockdown Week 1

25th March 2020 Hi everyone, You will notice a difference to the Shared Kitchen newsletter layout this week. As we all prepare to go into lockdown this evening in New Zealand I am not wasting your time or mine with frippery: it’s straight to the heart, an idea to feed your family with side ideas […]

Cheesy Zucchini

Zucchini are zucchini until you add CHEESE!

Green Beans with Tomato

Green beans boring? Not on my watch.

Zucchini Frittata

Stuff into crusty bread for an easy lunch.

The hungry caterpillar

Heart in hand, the caterpillar missed this one!

Digging the dirt in Wairarapa

My brother Pat and I ventured out to the supermarket yesterday. I’m down in the Wairarapa staying with him and partner Lynne for a few weeks. Although they have impressive vegetable gardens and orchards, we needed a few extra things. Like milk. And flour. And bread. Masterton supermarket had promised ‘wipes’ for the trolley handles […]